WW2 Veteran Interview- Mr. Frank Mooney

[TheStephenKnight]

Great job! My friend and I will interviewing a WWII veteran next week. We plan to use a lot of pictures, archived footage (if we can find some), and also possibly to do some reenactments if possible. Hopefully it will be an interesting piece.

Where did you get your question from if you don't mind me asking? Our goal is to do an in-depth documentary style with lots of visuals.

[tigersrulz]

Oh wow! Exciting.. really talking to a vet is an AMAZING experience! This is actually a very small clip.. the real footage that we took and the editing we did was unbelievable!

The questions are original from all the students involved in our group!

Please if you do finish your video I would love to see it.. if you don't mind! And good luck!

[guitarplyr2255]

This seems like an amazing man.

[tigersrulz]

He is!! He is an awesome friend to me too!

[owlbs]

great questions!

I like his answer to the modern war popularity. he seems baffled, but holds his bearings straight on the necessity of warfare.

i'm not for warfare, but WWII was a different time era, where an enemy was obvious, and a leader public.

there is no standing army in the war on terror. that is why i disagree with his statement about the necessity of war. todays war is a war on your mind.

todays war is not an announcement of war, but a continuation of it.

[tigersrulz]

Yes you are very right!

[StillFallsTheRain]

I agree with what you guys are saying, war blows the big one. But, it's never gonna go away, it`s always been there, it always will be.

It's just one of the sad realities of our lifetime.

None the less, god bless our troops.

[brettsk8]

what a beautiful man.. thank you for sharing this video.

[tigersrulz]

He is wonderful! I am close friends with him now!

And you are very welcome :)

[supcom117]

War is a Sad thing people die too maney people die

I HATE WAR

[tigersrulz]

I hate war too!!!

Let's spread Peace!!!

I am actually working on that.. spreading peace :)

[ShonitheShilent]

nice interview ..... its nice to listen to these people ho had those incredible experiences out on the field..... and gg arturosanches1 :))... o know your an asshole but i respect you for messing out with these ppl on youtube that have nothing else to do than argue with dicks like you .....

[tigersrulz]

Thanks for the comment, and support.

[arturosanches1]

so ur dad is osama bin ladden?

[tigersrulz]

And i am guessing your dad is G.W. Bush, that you are an American and you were born in a mental hospital because a decent American would never say that. On top of that bin laden is from Afghanistan not Pakistan. Get your facts straight.

[arturosanches1]

so ur telling me now that sadan Hussein is ur dad?

[tigersrulz]

Yeah just like your dad was hitler.

[arturosanches1]

of course in fact he was my uncle i respect him for killing all the people

Hitler!!!Hitler!!!Hitler!!!Hit­ler!!!Hitler!!!Hitler!!!Hitler­!!!Hitler!!!Hitler!!!

[tigersrulz]

Someone like you would say such a horrible thing. Sorry i mentioned it. Get a life and move forward ok. I don't need to talk to a jerk who thinks killing people is a good thing. I am sorry that America has a person like you.

[arturosanches1]

hitler for president of the world

[3coolcat7]

You low life rat, what kind of American would say that? If you want hitler for president then go to hell, because that is where he is.

Why the hell would tigersrulz pose such a story of WW2 you asshole. Get out of America cause unfortunatly you are a shame to us or drop dead punk, cause that is better for everyone.

[arturosanches1]

fuck u bitch the conversation is not with u u mothefucker why dint hitler exist today so he could kill ur family

[3coolcat7]

First off this was an open conversation, moron. Second you got pissed off after one comment of mine, shows what kind of a pussy you really are. Third, why didn't you say any of your trash talk to tigersrulz, are you trying to fall in love with him/her or what? To top it off if hitler was alive and you told him to do something he probably would have shot you instead. It's like you going to a general and saying "tie my shoe". Jackass, even then you'd be dead.

[tigersrulz]

I agree with 3coolcat7

Get lost, if you really are an American you would not say anything stupid like that.

[arturosanches1]

he's probobly ur granpa and he is not a vet and u told him what to say and u bought that hat on goodwill

[tigersrulz]

Why on earth would i make him say things like that?

His "hat" has pins and awards he recieved after the war, i could not have bought those.

[arturosanches1]

i dont konw internet is so big now u can pretty much buy anything

[tigersrulz]

Are you kidding me? Why on earth would i buy pins that were given to WW2 Vets and pose something like this?!?! You really think that i would ask my grandpa (who by the way passed away) to say these things! First of Mr. Mooney is a person i just met last year, after my grandfather passed away. Second Mr. Mooney lives in Sparta, while my grandparent/s live in Pakistan.

[patlyon]

Thank you for uploading this video. i always love hearing these tales from old vets

[tigersrulz]

You are welcome! I love hearing these too!

[tigersrulz]

Ok I will!

[69chevy68]

Is the man in the video still alive?

[tigersrulz]

Yes he is actually. He joined the Navy when he was 17! And he is (i believe) in his 60s right now.

[69chevy68]

tigersrutz..you mean 80's right? a ww2 vet would have to be minimum 80/81 years old now.

[tigersrulz]

oh wow i messed that up sorry! Yeah 80s! Sorry!!!

[scottuchiha]

82 to be exact ( 83 in Aug.3/09 )

[tigersrulz]

How did you know that?

[scottuchiha]

Your first question was:

When is your birthday

He replied Aug.3 1926 though I thought you of all people would know that lol.

[tigersrulz]

Sorry i forgot he had stated his birthday at the beginning, and yeah i knew that but i just didn't know how you knew that haha

[YATES001]

god bless you frank

[tigersrulz]

Isn't he amazing... his stories were like the best and all that he went through was so sad!

[YATES001]

we owe a lot to people like frank and people of his generation, from the bottom of my heart i say thank you

[tigersrulz]

You are so welcome and you are right too. We do owe them a lot! I keep in touch with him so I will let him know that you appreciate him!